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Live Reports from the DOT's Twitter

• 1 day ago

  TotalTrafficNYC

  Closed due to accident in #Queens:OnTheL.I.E. on The L.I.E./I-495 WB at X25/Utopia Pkwy #traffic https://t.co/cLJ9IKsg5n

• 1 day ago

  TotalTrafficNYC

  Accident. Right lane blocked in #FranklinLks on RT-208 NB approaching Ewing Ave, stopped traffic back to Russell Ave #traffic https://t.co/cLJ9IKsg5n

• 1 day ago

  TotalTrafficNYC

  Accident. Two right lanes blocked. in #Bronx on The Bronx Riv Pkwy NB at Gun Hl Rd/X9, stopped traffic back to Boston Rd/The Bronx Zoo/X6 #traffic https://t.co/cLJ9IKsg5n

• 1 day ago

  TotalTrafficNYC

  Accident. Right lane blocked in #MorrisTwp on Rt-24/NJ WB at X1/CR-511, stopped traffic back to X7/Rt-124/Jfk Pky #traffic https://t.co/cLJ9IKsg5n

• 1 day ago

  TotalTrafficNYC

  Road construction. Roadway reduced to one lane in #Sloatsburg on Rt-17/Rockland County NY NB between Eagle Vly Rd and Municipal Plaza #traffic https://t.co/cLJ9IKsg5n

• 1 day ago

  TotalTrafficNYC

  Accident. Two right lanes blocked. in #Bronx on Hutchinson Riv Pky SB at Westchester Ave(SB entrance ramp), stopped traffic back to Pelham Pkwy/X1C-D (old x3 e/w) #traffic https://t.co/cLJ9IKsg5n

• 1 day ago

  TotalTrafficNYC

  Accident. One lane blocked in #FlorhamPark on Rt-24/NJ WB at X2B/CR-510/Columbia Tpk, stopped traffic back to X7/Rt-124/Jfk Pky #traffic https://t.co/cLJ9IKsg5n

• 1 day ago

  TotalTrafficNYC

  Accident. Two right lanes blocked. in #Bronx on The Bronx Riv Pkwy NB at Gun Hl Rd/X9, stopped traffic back to Pelham Pkwy/Fordham Rd/X7 #traffic https://t.co/cLJ9IKsg5n

• 1 day ago

  TotalTrafficNYC

  Closed due to road construction in #NewBrunswick on Neilson St NB/SB between New Street and Richmond Street #traffic https://t.co/cLJ9IKsg5n

• 1 day ago

  TotalTrafficNYC

  Closed due to accident in #PerthAmboy on RT-35 NB/SB between Krochmally Ave and RT-440 #traffic https://t.co/cLJ9IKsg5n

DOT Accident and Construction Reports

• Closed road from JFK Expy S to Van Wyck Expy N.

  Road Closed

  TYPE: Miscellaneous

New York NY News Reports

• State Police issue 535 tickets on Thruway

  • New York
  • New York Thruway

  • source: Bing
  • 4 views
  • Feb 28, 2026 12:38pm
  New York State Police handed out more than 530 tickets and pulled nearly 50 commercial vehicles off the road during a targeted enforcement effort along the Thruway. Troop T conducted the detail Feb. Read More

• Major highway project to revamp Horseheads' '?Miracle Mile'?

  • New York
  • Horseheads
  • NY-14

  • source: Bing
  • 8 views
  • Feb 27, 2026 3:06pm
  State route 14, or the '?Miracle Mile'? in Horseheads is projected to start a major highway project this summer. The New York State Department of Transportation will be ... Read More

• Lawmakers consider new $25 fee for Upstate NY drivers

  • New York
  • 25

  • source: Bing
  • 8 views
  • Feb 27, 2026 10:27am
  Could owning a car soon get a little more expensive in Upstate New York? A new $25 vehicle registration fee for Upstate New York drivers has been proposed in the New York State Legislature. WHAM ... Read More

• Plow Driver Saves Dogs Trotting Down Highway During Blizzard

  • New York
  • Sunrise Hwy

  • source: Bing
  • 6 views
  • Feb 27, 2026 08:14am
  A snow plow driver came to the rescue of two dogs that were trotting down a highway in Lindenhurst, New York, during the blizzard on3.Footage shared by the Town of Babylon government shows ... Read More

• New York lawmakers debate $25 vehicle registration fee for upstate drivers

  • New York
  • 25

  • source: Bing
  • 8 views
  • Feb 26, 2026 4:34pm
  A proposal in the New York state Legislature to put an additional $25 vehicle registration fee for upstate drivers is drawing sharp debate, with supporters sayi ... Read More

• Highgate woman arrested for reported car theft in New York

  • New York
  • I-87

  • source: Bing
  • 21 views
  • Feb 26, 2026 12:38pm
  87

  A Vermont woman was arrested after she allegedly stole a car from a TJ Maxx parking lot in Plattsburgh Wednesday and sidewiped another car on the interstate. Read More

• Vermont woman stole car, got into hit-and-run crash in New York, police say

  • New York
  • I-87

  • source: Bing
  • 30 views
  • Feb 26, 2026 11:19am
  87

  New York State Police said Sunshine Gagnon, 42, of Highgate, was arrested on Wednesday after she was found sitting in a stolen vehicle on the shoulder of Interstate 87. Read More

• ConEd eyes $38B in capital spending through 2030

  • New York
  • NY-38B

  • source: Bing
  • 13 views
  • Feb 26, 2026 08:22am
  The downstate New York utility company sees robust demand growth from electric vehicles and buildings amid heightened reliability challenges and affordability concerns. Read More

• State Police deploy spikes during chase on I-590 Tuesday night

  • New York
  • I-590

  • source: Bing / News10NBC
  • 26 views
  • Feb 25, 2026 4:18pm
  590

  New York State Police say spikes were deployed during a chase on I-590 north Tuesday night. State Police say at around 10 p.m. they did a traffic stop on a car for a vehicle and traffic violation. Read More

• State police respond to bus crash on Interstate 81 in Cortlandville

  • New York
  • I-81

  • source: Bing
  • 30 views
  • Feb 25, 2026 3:48pm
  81

  TOWN OF CORTLANDVILLE, N.Y. (WBNG) -- New York State Police investigated crashes involving a bus early Wednesday morning in the town of Cortlandville. On Feb. 25 at roughly 3:17 a.m., a Greyhound bus ... Read More

• NY State Police respond to multiple crashes on I-81 North during morning commute

  • New York
  • I81

  • source: Bing
  • 21 views
  • Feb 25, 2026 11:09am
  New York State Police were called to a report of multiple vehicles involved in a crash around 6:00 a.m. on Feb. 25, 2026. Read More

• Man, 34, dies after being struck by pickup truck in Upstate NY

  • New York
  • Taconic State Parkwa

  • source: Bing
  • 17 views
  • Feb 25, 2026 10:52am
  New York State Police said 34-year-old Shutong Li, of Chappaqua, N.Y., died of injuries from a two-vehicle personal injury collision that occurred on Feb. 11. A 2025 GMC pickup truck hit Li while he ... Read More

• Crash closes one lane of State Route 17 westbound near Broome & Delaware County line

  • New York
  • Westbound

  • source: Bing
  • 19 views
  • Feb 25, 2026 10:33am
  DEPOSIT, N.Y. (WBNG) -- UPDATE: The scene has been cleared and the road has been reopened. According to 511NY.org, the crash occurred near mile marker 272 west of Exit 84. New York State Police and ... Read More

• Crash leaves NY couple in ICU, dog missing. How to help

  • New York
  • Hornell

  • source: Bing / Utica Observer Dispatch on MSN
  • 74 views
  • Feb 25, 2026 06:41am
  

  A Western New York couple is in the ICU after a crash that killed one dog and left another missing. The family is desperate to find her. Read More

• State Police set to release more information on crash on I-590 North

  • New York
  • Route 590 N

  • source: Bing
  • 41 views
  • Feb 25, 2026 04:04am
  590

  New York State Police say they will release more information on Wednesday on a crash on I-590 North in Rochester.A News10NBC photojournalist observed one car on a tow truck and another two cars ... Read More

• Two-vehicle collision on Taconic State Parkway in Clinton

  • New York
  • Taconic State Parkwa

  • source: Bing
  • 28 views
  • Feb 25, 2026 02:49am
  A pedestrian was struck and killed on the Taconic State Parkway on Feb. 11, 2026. Troopers assigned to the New York State Police Poughkeepsie barracks responded to a report of a two-vehicle personal ... Read More

• Runaway cows block traffic on upstate NY thruway during blizzard

  • New York
  • New York Thruway

  • source: Bing
  • 24 views
  • Feb 24, 2026 5:21pm
  Mooooove out of the way! A pair of runaway cows snarled traffic on an upstate New York thruway and created an udderly comedic scene as drivers tried to corral the bovines in the middle of a snowstorm. Read More

• Lawmakers want upstate drivers to help fund transit. It's a non-starter for Hochul

  • New York
  • I-490

  • source: Bing
  • 26 views
  • Feb 24, 2026 4:13pm
  490

  Drivers in the New York City metro area already pay the yearly surcharge on their vehicle registrations to help fund the MTA. The proposal from Assembly Transportation Committee chairman Bill ... Read More

• 1 dead following car crash in Dutchess County

  • New York
  • Taconic State Parkwa

  • source: Bing
  • 18 views
  • Feb 24, 2026 2:06pm
  One person is dead following a car crash in the town of Clinton on Feb. 11, according to New York State Police. Read More